Legal Opinion

Risken v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 28, 1952No. 14524_1PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMAS, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the district court denying a motion by appellant to vacate a judgment committing him to the custody of the Attorney General for imprisonment for four years on count one and three years on count two of an indictment, the sentences to run consecutively.

The motion alleged as grounds for the relief demanded:

“1. That the Indictment lacks essential elements necessary to sustain a valid sentence.
“2. That the Indictment is not so constructed as to preclude future prosecution for the same offense.
“3. That Count One of the Indictment does not…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. United States v. HaymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  2. Sunal v. LargeSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  3. Rosen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  4. Sunal v. LargeSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  5. Cochran & Sayre v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Gonzales v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1976
  2. State v. BlendtSuperior Court of Delaware · 1956
  3. United States v. Thomas Parisi, United States of America v. Charles Joseph O'BrienCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1966
  4. Irvin Hall v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
  5. Fay Heasley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1955

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